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Cause of Death for Woman's Body in Dumpster

The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office says a woman whose body was found in a dumpster in Waikiki October 28 died of asphyxia. The case has been classified a homicide. The woman was previously identified as 51-year-old Janine Meyer. Forty-one-year-old Joseph Kahawai remains in custody in connection with Meyer's death. Second-degree murder charges are pending.